badgering vs torment

badgering and torment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
badgering	Yes	No	No	No
torment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, badgering and torment are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of badgering include bedevilment, worrying.

badgering (noun)	torment (noun)
the act of harassing someone	the act of harassing someone
	a severe affliction
	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
	extreme mental distress
	a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
	unbearable physical pain

badgering (verb)	torment (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally
	treat cruelly